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Many wild and interesting bugs call Texas home. From our state insect (the monarch butterfly!) to Texas red-headed centipedes ...

The black-and-white nymphs may be crawling all over your flower beds. You're skirting (or smashing) the red-and-black ...

I’d ceded the battle against bugs at my summer cabin retreat. Then I learned of this electric fly swatter.

Most insects have evolved to see the blue, green, and even ultraviolet spectrums. But most insects have trouble parsing one hue in particular: red.

These photos of 11 common bug bites and stings can help you identify what's responsible. Plus, symptoms and expert tips to help identify and treat insect bites.

Black and red boxelder bugs are creepy, but mostly harmless They may be crawling everywhere at your house right now. Here’s why.

Their wings are gray with black spots when sitting but have flashes of red visible when the bugs fly. They lay eggs in well disguised masses that look like streaks of dried mud.

New Yorkers inhaling swarms of tiny flying bugs that have invaded city Winged aphids don’t usually come out in New York City until after summer. One expert theorized that warm winter temps might ...

A new survey recording ‘bug splats’ has reported a “staggering” drop in the number of insects squashed on cars. The findings lay clear the worrying trend of a decline in flying insects.

Aside from UV light, the bugs are able to process blues, greens, and deep reds—although field observations indicated the insects used true color vision to identify and visit red flowers.